Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Michael Cavna of Comic Riffs talks to Lynda Carter

Before "Wonder Woman" made history on the big screen, it made history on television. We're talking to actress Lynda Carter about the show that turned her into an icon.

Carter played the superhero and her alter ego, Diana Prince, on the TV version that aired from 1975 to 1979.

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Comic Riffs on the value of merchandising for Pixar

'Cars 3': Why Pixar should lose no sleep over one of its lowest debuts ever


Washington Post
Comic Riffs blog June 19 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/06/19/cars-3-why-pixar-should-lose-no-sleep-over-one-of-its-lowest-debuts-ever/

Sunday, June 18, 2017

That darn Snoopy

The Post reviews house-cleaning manga

North Carolina caricaturist Al Phillips dies in suburban MD retirement

Al Phillips, illustrator of Charlotte's big moments and famous people for Observer, dies at 83

By Tim Funk

Charlotte Observer June 14, 2017

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article156172574.html

Marc Hempel and John Gallagher at Awesome Con

John Gallagher has his children's comics for sale while Marc Hempel had Death from Sandman stop by.


Awesome Con continues today

Here's some cosplayers from Saturday.


Friday, June 16, 2017

New award announced for Baltimore Comic-Con

The Ringo Awards – Named After Mike Wieringo – To Replace Harvey Awards At Baltimore Comic Con

by June 16, 2017
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/06/16/ringo-awards-named-mike-wieringo-replace-harvey-awards-baltimore-comic-con/

1970s TV Wonder Woman visits Library of Congress

Pic of the Week: Wonder Woman Visits the Library

Whiplash - Comic Riffs' Cavna on Cars 3 and Delisle's Hostage (within 24 hours)

Pop Culture Happy Hour on 'Wonder Woman'

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Wonder Woman' And The Tony Awards

Gal Gadot stars in Wonder Woman.

Clay Enos/Warner Bros and DC Comics

This week, now that more of you have had a chance to see it, we're finally getting around to talking about the critical and commercial success that is Wonder Woman. Petra Mayer of NPR Books joins us to talk about Diana, her island of fighters, her romance, the inevitable Great Big Ending, representation that does and doesn't exist in this movie, and more.

That darn Toles speaks up

The baseball gunman posted my cartoon on his Facebook page. Here's my response. [in print as The gunman and my cartoon].


Washington Post June 16 2017, p. A23

'Fine artists' comics at the Baltimore Museum of Art

The Sequential Art, Comics & Cartoons of Famous Artists

By: |

http://www.printmag.com/comics-and-animation/the-comics-cartoons-of-famous-artists/